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16G Gaelic Society of Inverness
Baisteadli, Daingneachadli 'an ordugh
Corp glorndior Cliriosta, 's Faoisid ;
Ola-ro-bhas, Ordugh, 's Posadh,
Gur h-iad sud 'bii choir dhuinu fhaotainii.
Tha seachd peacannan ri sheachnadh ;
'S tha seachd subhailcean gu'n claoidh sin,
Mu'n tig an ceud sheachd gun fbios duinn
An t-seachd eil 'bhi tiic na'r cuimhne.
Uabhar, sannt, druis, craos,
Leisg, farmad, agus fearg ;
Gur h-iad sud a chur bho'n dorus,
Mu 'ni faigh sinn cronachadh garg,
Tha seachd eile na d heigh sin,
Seachd a tlia feuiaail do 'n anam,
Biadh, fardacli, agus aothich,
'Thoirt do dhaoine na 'n airce.
'N uair a chUiinneas sinn gur bas e,
Comhnadh gu'm fagail 's a 'chlachan.
Na ceithir criochan mu dheireadh,
'N am dealachadli ris an t-saoglial
Bas, Breitheanas, a's Flathanas,
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'S Ifrinn an rathad nach caomh lein,
'S bho nach caomh leinn dol g'a f haicinn,
Biomaid air ar faicill daonnan,
'S cinnteach mi nach fliaod sinn fuireach,
'N uair thig sumanadh o'n aog oirnn.
10th February 1886. i
On this date, Councillor T. S. Macallister, of the Northern
Hotel, Inverness, was elected an honorai-y member ; and Mr Alex.
Maclean, teacher, Culloden, and Mr William Macdonald, clerk, 03
Church Street, ordinary members. I\Ir Duncan Campbell, editor
of the Northern Chrotiicle, read a pai)er on
its Language, History, and People ;" and
"The Isle of ^lan :
Mr John Whyte,
librarian, Inverness, read a paper on "Gaelic Phonetics," which
was very favouiably reviewed by the members present.
Mr Campbell's paper was as follows :
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